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Archive for January, 2008

Soulja Boy’s Superman Subversion

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Jan/2008

“Crank That” content occupies 5 of the top 100 YouTube videos. Advertising and Academia have written great articles and case studies about the Soulja Boy phenomenon. Even Disney let copyrights slide to join the party. Yup, it’s a new media coup.

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So…the line “Superman dat (h)o!” means? It aint just some nonsensical wordplay.

Last fall there was a flurry in the blogosphere about the lyrical ‘translation’, but it didn’t […]

Voting With Our Eyes

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Jan/2008

On the campaign trail today Hillary — does she need a last name at this point? — showed the first crack in her armor. While some in the media, and even a competitor in the race, seemed eager to brand the event as the candidate’s Muskie moment, the rare glimpse into the personality of a presidential hopeful offered much in just a single crack of the voice, a flushed pause. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign has long […]